New Hampshire
Another Concord Homeless Camp Fire Underneath Water Street: Watch
CONCORD, NH — A light fog of smoke covered parts of South Main and Water streets on Monday night due to another fire at a homeless camp underneath the Water Street Bridge.
A little past 11 p.m., capital region dispatch sent firefighters to the railroad tracks near Gulf Street for a report of smoke in the area. Dispatch said a single caller reached out to 911 about it, saying they saw flames in the woods behind the Fairfield Inn. Concord police were also requested.
The fire commander confirmed a fire in the homeless camp underneath the bridge and suggested firefighters enter the camp area from Gas Street.
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An engine was also parked on Water Street, and hoses were dropped from the bridge into the camp area.
News 603 posted two videos from the scene on Facebook.
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The fire was extinguished around 11:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.
News 603 posted a second video on Facebook.
According to News 603, this is the second fire underneath Water Street during the past five weeks and at least the seventh fire in the past two years.
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